Both FC Groningen and Feyenoord are craving for points in this game, despite the visitors having a 22 point edge in the standings.
- FC Groningen have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord have the most points from losing position (14) in Eredivisie
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
FC Groningen form and stats
FC Groningen's struggle is real here at Euroborg with only 7 points collected from 7 Eredivisie games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-1-4. When FC Groningen hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like PSV, FC Twente, Ajax, Sparta Rotterdam and AZ), they have won 1 of 2 matches! FC Groningen has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager der Ree and the players.
Groningen's previous game was also a home event, the loss 2-3 vs Spakenburg (in KNVB Beker). Dankerlui was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.6 out of 10. The defender Dankerlui scored two goals, hit one key pass and won 4 of 6 duels.
A Eredivisie defeat was the result before that one, 0-1 away at Excelsior.FC Groningen have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Euroborg with 12 goals in 7 league matches. Groningen are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (15 from 7 played). When FC Groningen hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like FC Emmen, Fortuna Sittard, SC Cambuur, FC Volendam and Vitesse), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.
Feyenoord form and stats
Feyenoord have an excellent away record in the Eredivisie so far with 5-2-1 from 8 games.
The club members enjoyed Feyenoord's previous game versus PEC Zwolle, a KNVB Beker win (3-1) played at home. Wieffer got a match rating of 8.85 in that game, top player of the team. Wieffer scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and had 48 successful passes (of 58 total).
Before that, Feyenoord travelled to FC Utrecht and returned home with a draw after the Eredivisie game finished 1-1.Feyenoord have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 20 goals from 8 away matches. As for defending, Feyenoord rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 12 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Feyenoord have managed a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (1-4-0) when playing FC Groningen.Top Goalscorers
  D. Pereira da Silva 8 goals |   R. Pepi 6 goals |  O. Kökçü 6 goals |
FC Groningen missing players
Feyenoord missing players
| FC Groningen | Feyenoord | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 15 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 15 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | 12 | 5 | Scored | S | 7 | 20 | 36 |
| 30 | 15 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| 93% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 67% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 80% |
| 60% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 50% | 47% |
| 40% | 71% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 40% |
| 33% | 57% | 100% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 38% | 27% |
| 60% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 53% |
| 20% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 47% |
| 27% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 4.1 | 4.3 | 1.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
| 6.4 | 6.1 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5.8 | 4.3 |
| 1.5 | 1 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.3 | 12.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.5 | 16.1 | 18.9 |
| 3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.5 | 7.1 | 7.7 |
| 38% | 50% | 71% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 35% | 31% |
| 15.4 | 15.7 | 20 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 11.1 | 8.4 |
| 5.3 | 4.7 | 6.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2 | 3.8 | 2.7 |
- FC Groningen have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- FC Groningen have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have the fewest scored goals in the second half (6) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have the most conceded goals in the second half (22) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen have the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Eredivisie
- FC Groningen haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Feyenoord have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Feyenoord have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Feyenoord have scored in all their away matches so far.
- Feyenoord have scored more than double the goals of FC Groningen.
- Feyenoord have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord have the most points from losing position (14) in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord have the most scored goals (20) away in Eredivisie
- Feyenoord haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Feyenoord | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| 2 | Ajax | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 45 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 31 |
| 3 | PSV | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 22 | 31 |
| 4 | FC Twente | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 30 |
| 5 | AZ | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 30 |
| 6 | Sparta Rotterdam | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 7 | FC Utrecht | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | SC Heerenveen | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | NEC | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 10 | Go Ahead Eagles | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | -1 | 18 |
| 11 | RKC Waalwijk | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | -3 | 18 |
| 12 | Excelsior | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 17 | 37 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 26 | -20 | 16 |
| 13 | Fortuna Sittard | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 15 |
| 14 | Vitesse | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -13 | 14 |
| 15 | FC Groningen | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 30 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -13 | 12 |
| 16 | FC Emmen | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 19 | -16 | 11 |
| 17 | FC Volendam | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 39 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 19 | -23 | 9 |
| 18 | SC Cambuur | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -16 | 8 |
